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Polymorphisms in toll-like receptor 4 underlie susceptibility to tumor induction by the mouse polyomavirus.
Journal of virology - 1 Nov 2012
Velupillai Palanivel, Sung Chang Kyoo, Andrews Erik, Moran Jennifer, Beier David, Kagan Jonathan, Benjamin Thomas
Abstract excerpt
PERA/Ei (PE) mice are susceptible to tumor induction by polyomavirus (Py), while C57BR/cdJ (BR) mice are resistant. Antigen-presenting cells from BR mice respond to the virus with interleukin-12 (IL-12) and those from PE mice with IL-10. These polarized cytokine responses underlie the development...
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